Traditional media are making inroads into evolving for the digital age, according to panellists at the latest MediaTel Group seminar on the future of digital, which was held this morning in London’s Westminster.“Traditional media people do get it,” said Andrew Walmsley, co-founder of digital communications agency, i-level, adding that the majority were working hard to… Continue reading Traditional Media On Track For Digital Evolution

Two Quiz Call Programmes on Five have been found guilty of breaching the broadcasting code by Ofcom, with the regulator expressing “serious concerns” over the rapidly expanding list of complaints regarding phone-in quiz shows.An episode of Quiz Call in September last year was censured after a presenter described a “difficult mathematics” game as “easy”. Ofcom… Continue reading Breach Of Broadcast Code Adds To Phone-In Scandal

The BBC is launching a new magazine based on its Sunday morning television programme, Countryfile.The forthcoming title, called BBC Countryfile, is set to launch in October, and will be closely linked with the BBC One stalwart, which has broadcast more than 900 episodes.Produced by its BBC Bristol Magazines unit, the 132-page full-colour glossy magazine will… Continue reading Countryfile Spawns Spin-Off Magazine

Smooth Radio launched early this morning, officially replacing the Saga Radio and Smooth FM brands.Smooth 102.2 is set to target the more mature adult listener with a mix of music from the past five decades and today, combined with a selection of experienced presenters.The station can be listened to online at www.smoothradio.com with variations in… Continue reading Smooth Transition For New Radio Transmission

A new music magazine, a spin-off of the Channel 4 programme Popworld, is set to launch next month into an increasingly fragile market.Popworld Pulp, to be published in association with publisher Brooklands Group, will be on sale at 19,000 retail outlets across the UK from April 11 with an initial print run of 130,000 copies,… Continue reading New Music Magazine Enters Volatile Market

Ofcom has given ITV1 the go-ahead to cut the amount of children’s shows it broadcasts this year from around eight hours on average to about five hours per week.The five hours each week are not subject to scheduling restrictions, and ITV1 does not need to run the programmes in its traditional afternoon weekday slot. A… Continue reading Ofcom Gives Green Light To Less Kids TV For ITV1

A scheduling shake up at BBC Radio 2 will see Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie present a nightly prime time slot in April, according to reports on MediaGuardian.co.uk.The report suggests that the programming shuffle will see specialist shows pushed to the margins of the station’s schedule, which also sees the legendary Steve Lamacq with a… Continue reading Scheduling Shake Up At BBC Radio 2

ITV is making further inroads into becoming a broadcaster to be proud of, according to Simon Shaps, director of television, who was unveiling the ITV1 spring/summer programme commissions in London this afternoon.With four new commissions over different genres, Shaps stated that the broadcaster’s flagship channel would have more original and first run shows than ever… Continue reading ITV1 Spring/Summer Schedule Makes Inroads Into Shaps’ Masterplan

The UK could lose between £4.1 billion and £15.6 billion in private and social value if high definition channels on the Freeview platform are not developed, according to research for the BBC.Consultant Indepen said the loss included the cost to viewers in switching to other platforms to get HD as well as the impact of… Continue reading UK To Lose Billions If HD Channels On Freeview Not Developed

The Daily Express and its Sunday counterpart have overhauled their websites to make greater use of web 2.0 and community features.The new site was soft launched yesterday, with the Daily Star set to follow suit with its own major refit later in the year.“We have a loyal online readership and, while we’ve worked hard to… Continue reading Daily Express Overhauls Website